{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=ad3ace3f-b0f3-4e72-8f7c-2a6f8aed5ee6", "Sen. Moran Offers Several NDAA Amendments", "2013-12-04", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a member of the SenateVeterans Affairs and Appropriations Committees, has offered several amendments. Below, please find short descriptions of each amendment along with PDF attachments of the amendment text:\r\nHere are all of the Fiscal Year 2014 NDAA amendments sponsored by Senator Moran:\r\n \r\nAn amendment requiring a report by the Departments of Defense and State regarding INF Treaty compliance with NATO countries, particularly the activities of the Russian Federation.\r\nAn amendment that prohibits appropriations from being provided by the Department of Defense to a hostile nation, a terrorist organization, or a state that sponsors terrorism.\r\nAn amendment that modifies the calculation of time spent on active duty or active service for a member of the Reserve Component to reduce the eligibility age for retirement.\r\nAn amendment that improves the Transition Assistance Program that assists members of the military who separate from service.\r\nAn amendment cited as the \u201cMilitary Reserve Jobs Act,\u201d that provides a tiered hiring preference point system to assist members of the Reserve component, who do not qualify for veterans\u2019 preference, to obtain federal employment preference.\r\nAn amendment that establishes a special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.\r\nAn amendment expressing the sense of the Senate to make certain the pay and allowances of members of the military continue in the event of a government shutdown.\r\nAn amendment requiring a report by the Department of Defense to maintain their responsibility and accountability for bringing home Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who is currently a POW/MIA in Afghanistan.\r\nAn amendment requiring a report by the Department of Defense on the potential cost, near and long term, of incorporating U.S. manufactured rotary wing aircraft for the Afghanistan National Security Force.\r\nAn amendment that strikes funding for rotary wing aircraft from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.\r\nAn amendment that protects the religious freedom of military chaplains in accordance with the traditions, expressions and religious exercises of a group during non-military services.\r\nAn amendment that would protect the pay of dual-status military technicians by treating them the same as Active Duty personnel in the case of a government shutdown.\r\nAn amendment that expresses the sense of the Senate that funding for death benefits for survivors of deceased members of the military should not be subject to a government shutdown.\r\nAn amendment to award medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas.\r\nAn amendment that would strengthen financial sanctions on Iran and close loopholes.\u00a0 In addition, this amendment expresses the sense of Congress that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons capabilities and that any interim agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program must require Iran to comply with all U.N. Security Council resolutions.\r\nAn amendment that supports Reserve Component cyber capabilities that protect our nation by enhancing a strategy to protect against personnel reductions that would obstruct their cyber missions for the Department of Defense.\r\nAn amendment that requires a classified, joint intelligence assessment from the Departments of State and Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to evaluate the threat of Al Shabab to the United States and U.S. citizens in the Horn of Africa.\r\nAn amendment that provides for the conveyance of the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, once consolidation of all right, title, and interest in and to the real property, the Administrator for Nuclear Security may negotiate an agreement to convey to an eligible entity all right, title, and interest of the U.S.\r\nAn amendment that would protect the pay of dual-status military technicians by treating them the same as Active Duty personnel to exempt them from sequestration furloughs.\r\nAn amendment to strengthen the protection of voting rights for military members and U.S. citizens overseas.\r\nAn amendment to express the sense of the Senate that fiscal year 2014 funds for recovering and identifying personnel who are prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA) should not be subject to the annual appropriations process that would cause these cases to be delayed or cancelled.\r\nAn amendment that would improve the IT procurement process by empowering federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs), elevating their role in civilian agency budget planning processes, and increasing their ability to optimize how agencies use information technology.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=ad3ace3f-b0f3-4e72-8f7c-2a6f8aed5ee6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7721791043877602, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}